Licensed Practical Nurse - On-call / prn

Description : Job Summary :

Makes members / patients and their needs a primary focus of ones

actions; develops and sustains productive member / patient

relationships. Actively seeks information to understand

member / patient circumstances, problems, expectations, and needs.

Builds rapport and cooperative relationship with members / patients.

Considers how actions or plans will affect members; responds

quickly to meet member / patient needs and resolves problems.

Performs duties as under Nurse Practice Act (Portions adopted from

the Colorado State Nurse Practice Act CRS 12-38-103).

Essential Responsibilities :

This position

knows and complies with all Kaiser Permanente quality, safety, and

emergency policies and procedures. Demonstrates quality and

effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice in every

interaction with patients, colleagues, providers, and leadership.

Ensures patient safety in the preparation and provisioning of care

related to but not limited to medications including the consistent

use of 5 rights and 3 checks of medication administration,

procedures, infection prevention, fall prevention, including

consistent use of two patient identifiers and procedural time outs.

Reports safety hazards, accidents and incidents, and unsafe working

conditions promptly.

Applies

principles of asepsis and infection control. Maintains a safe and

therapeutic patient care environment, including identifying

malfunctioning equipment.

Supports

the physician and other medical providers in the care and treatment

of patients, including rooming the patient; communicating delays to

patient, provider, and team members; and facilitating the medical

providers schedule. Performs duties and responsibilities with

excellence, enthusiasm, great service orientation demonstrating

courteous behaviors and mannerisms, and by anticipating physician

and other medical providers needs.

Practices within scope of practice perimeters as inferred by

licensure, standard nursing practice, knowledge, skill level, and

KP guidelines.

Performs routine

and specialized nursing procedures following physicians orders and

approved nursing care plan, e.g. administers treatment using

therapeutic equipment, such as intermittent positive pressure

breathing apparatus; administers medications (including narcotics)

orally or by injections; and provides specialized nursing care to

acutely ill patients. If IV certified LPN, may perform intravenous

therapy, as per Colorado State Board of Nursing Chapter IX.

Monitors patients condition by

observing, collecting, reporting, and recording

objective / subjective data; identifies changes in the patients

condition; collect data and report sign and symptoms of deviation

from normal health status, symptoms and / or reactions to medications

and treatments; initiates appropriate standard emergency procedures

and reports adverse patient conditions to physician, Nursing

Manager, or registered nurse.

Teaches and promotes general preventive health measures to patients

and members of their families regarding home health care, such as

use of medications, administering injections, taking blood

pressure, general post-operative care, and general diabetic care.

Disseminates pre-printed standard aftercare instructions and

pre-printed patient instruction material. Licensed Practical Nurse.

Assists physician with

examinations, treatments and minor surgery, by preparing patient

and room for a specific procedure and attending patient during

procedure.

Records pertinent

information in patients medical chart, e.g., patients nursing

history, physical data, vital signs, symptoms, treatments,

examinations, medications administered, reactions and general

observations, according to standard requirements.

Assists in orienting and training new

employees, as assigned. May perform the duties of a Nursing

Assistant or Medical Receptionist, as required. May

assign / coordinate activities for nursing and medical assistants and

medical receptionist.

Orders,

stores and maintains adequate inventory of supplies and instruments

used by department as assigned.

In

addition to defined technical requirements, accountable for

consistently demonstrating service behaviors and principles defined

by the Kaiser Permanente Service Quality Credo, the KP Mission as

well as specific departmental / organizational initiatives. Also

accountable for consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills,

abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and

culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to

purchasers, contracted providers and vendors.

Basic

Qualifications : Experience

• N / A

Education

Graduation from an accredited Practical

Nursing program and licensed as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the

State of Colorado and completed a minimum of 400 clock hours of

faculty planned clinical experience and guided learning activities

which required direct supervision by faculty, associate nursing

instructional personnel (ANIP) or preceptor who is physically

present or immediately accessible.

High

School Diploma OR General Education Diploma (GED) required.

License, Certification,

Registration

Practical

Nurse License (Colorado)

Additional Requirements :

Demonstrated customer service focus and exemplary

service skills.

I.V. therapy certification

may be required for some positions.

Preferred Qualifications :

Six (6) months of experience with adults,

pediatrics and / or trauma preferred.

I.V.

therapy certification preferred.

BLS

preferred.

Notes : Travel between Rock

Creek, Franklin and Lone Tree Oncology sites as needed.